Evans Ganapamo
| No. 1 – Nairobi City Thunder | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | BAL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 19 August 1994 Montpellier, France |
| Nationality | French / Central African |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mandeville High School |
| College | New Orleans (2012–2016) Prairie View A&M (2016–2017) |
| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2018 | SB/DJK Rosenheim |
| 2018–2021 | Paris Basketball |
| 2021–2023 | Cape Town Tigers |
| 2023 | Montreal Alliance |
| 2023–2024 | Bangui Sporting Club |
| 2024–2025 | Njarðvík |
| 2025–present | Nairobi City Thunder |
| Career highlights | |
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Evans Ganapamo (born 19 August 1994) is a French-Central African professional basketball player for the Nairobi City Thunder of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He played college basketball at the University of New Orleans and Prairie View A&M University. Internationally, Ganapamo represents the Central African Republic national team.
Early life and college career
Ganapamo was born in France to Central African parents and moved to the United States at age 12 where his father was working as a doctor.[1] He played college basketball for the University of New Orleans after receiving a scholarship. Ganapamo suffered from injuries and a debilitating staphylococcus infection in his second season. He moved to Prairie View A&M for the 2016–17 season.[1]
Professional career
Ganapamo started his professional career in 2016 with SB/DJK Rosenheim of the German fourth-tier Regionaliga, where he averaged 22.9 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.[2]
He then went on to play three seasons for Paris Basketball of the French second-tier LNB Pro B.[3] He suffered a torn ACL in a friendly game for the CAF, causing him to miss most of his first two seasons in Paris. In the 2020–21 season, Ganapamo played 14 games in the LNB Pro A.
In 2021, Ganapamo joined the newly established South African team Cape Town Tigers. After winning the national championship, he helped the Tigers qualify for their first-ever Basketball Africa League (BAL) appearance. In his first BAL season, he averaged a team-high 16.2 points per game. Ganapamo signed for the Milwaukee Bucks to play in the 2022 NBA Summer League, becoming the second BAL player to play in the NBA Summer League after Anas Mahmoud in 2021.[1]
Ganapamo joined Bangui Sporting Club in 2023 and helped the team win the Bangui Basketball League and thus sealed Sporting’s qualification for the Road to BAL.[4]
In December 2024, Ganapamo signed in Iceland with Njarðvík of the Úrvalsdeild karla.[5] On 16 January 2025, he scored a season high 44 points against Reykjanesbær rivals Keflavík.[6] He left the team in March before its last regular season game. In 12 games, he averaged 16 points and 4 rebounds.[7]
On May 17, 2025, Ganapamo made his debut for the Nairobi City Thunder in the 2025 BAL season.[8]
National team career
After a successful season with Rosenborg, Ganapamo was selected for the Central African Republic national team and made his debut in 2018 in the 2019 World Cup qualification.[9]
Honours
Cape Town Tigers
- 2× South African National Basketball Championship: (2021, 2022)[10][11]
Bangui Sporting Club
- Bangui Basketball League: (2023)[4]
Personal
Ganapamo's parents are from the Central African Republic.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "BAL star Ganapamo signs for Bucks' Summer League team". ESPN.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ a b Schmidt-Scheuber, Miles (8 July 2022). "Evans Ganapamo Is Living The Cinderella Life Going From Rosenheim Germany To The NBA Summer League With The Milwaukee Bucks In Only 4 Years". German Hoops. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Evans Ganapamo rejoint le Paris Basket-ball et évoluera en National 2 - NEWS BASKET BEAFRIKA". NEWS BASKET BEAFRIKA 🏀 (in French). Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Ganapamo ready to help elevate Bangui Sporting Club to the BAL". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (6 December 2024). "Njarðvíkingar bæta við sig". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ Stefán Marteinn Ólafsson (16 January 2025). "Ég gerði það sem ég geri á æfingum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ Ágúst Orri Arnarson (24 March 2025). "Evans farinn frá Njarðvík". Vísir.is. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "LiveStats". geniussports.com. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Evans Ganapamo, a leader in the making for Central African Republic". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Cape Town's Tigers crowned SA's champs in basketball". www.capetownetc.com. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Tigers sweep all to become 2022 South African champions and will head to BAL qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
External links
- Evans Ganapamo at Eurobasket.com